Our Vision:
At Banks Methodist Primary School we strive to follow Jesus’ example and
learn together with resilience and faith.
Through living out our Christian Values we seek to equip our pupils with the resilience to be independent, inquisitive individuals with a love for learning across all areas of the curriculum so that they are able to reach their full potential and flourish to be the very best they can be for themselves, our community and for our wonderful world. We would like our children to appreciate and nurture our society and be the positive change of the future.
Admission Arrangements
The school's Standard Number for admission into the Reception age group is 10.
Application for admission is done online through Lancashire County Council but if you have any questions or need help applying our Business Support Officer, Miss. Callander, will happily help you.
A child starts school on September 1st in the academic year of his or her fifth birthday. Unless the year group is oversubscribed you will be informed by Lancashire County Council if you have been offered a place on or before April 17th and you are expected to accept the offer as soon as possible. The LEA will deal with the allocation of places in the event of oversubscription and you will be informed of any reason for refusal and offered an alternative placement.
Prospective parents are very welcome to come and look around school at any time, we would welcome the opportunity to show you our school. If you would like a visit please book an appointment with the headteacher, Mr Draper, by telephoning the school office.
New parents will be invited to a meeting in school to meet the staff and 'Taster Afternoons and/or day' will take place in the second half of the Summer Term.
We have a number of events throughout the year in school and encourage you to bring your children along to these events to get to know the school and the staff before they start.
Please read the attached document for our full admissions information.
Lancashire County Council is the admissions authority for community and voluntary controlled schools.
The closing date for September 2025 reception class admissions is 15th January 2025.
Find out more details about the admission criteria and process in the following document:
Nursery Information
Our Nursery class has places for children 2 years of age and older.
2 year old places are currently only offered for each morning session (8:45-11:45am).
Children 3 and above may stay for full days.
To find out whether your child is entitled to either 15 or 30 free hours childcare you can fill in an eligibility check form on https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
All children receive 15 hours free funding the term after their 3rd birthday and dependant on household income some families will be entitled to 30 hours. Please see the dates below set by the Department of Education.
A child born between: is eligible for a free place from:
1 April and 31 August 1 September following their third birthday
1 September and 31 December 1 January following their third birthday
1 January and 31 March 1 April following their third birthday
Eligible working families of 2 year old children may also be entitled to 15 free hours of childcare. Visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ for more information.
We also have a before and after school club which can be paid for and booked separately for anyone who wants care outside of school hours. This club is currently only offered to school aged children (aged 4 - 11).
If you would like to look at the Nursery or book a place for your child please contact school to make an appointment to meet the headteacher on 01704 227323.
We look forward to meeting you and welcoming your child into our Nursery.
Rates of pay for Nursery Sessions
For 2 year olds the 3 hour session, 8:45am-11:45am, is £17.50
For 3 year olds the 3 hour session, 8:45am-11:45am or 12:15pm-3:15pm, is £16.00 (£32 for 8:45am-3:15pm)
If a 3 year old stays for dinner you will need to provide them with a packed lunch or alternatively pay an additional £2.20 for a school dinner.